Alabama authorities are trying to find a corrections officer and inmate who by no means made it to courtroom

Missing Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White broke protocol when she escorted inmate Casey White from jail this morning to apparently take him to the courthouse in Lauderdale County, said Lauderdale County Sheriff Rick Singleton. The inmate and the corrections officer should not related.

Authorities stated Casey White was being held on capital murder expenses and two sworn deputies ought to have been with him always, including throughout transportation to court.

Vicki White coordinates all transports from the detention heart to courtroom and therefore knew the protocol, the sheriff added.

Singleton said that though Casey White was supposedly being transported for a mental well being evaluation at the courthouse, they have since learned that no such analysis or other court hearing for him was scheduled for Friday.

"Figuring out the inmate, I think she's in danger regardless of the circumstances... He was in jail for capital homicide, and he had nothing to lose," Singleton mentioned.

Authorities are actually taking a look at all potentialities of what happened, including if the corrections officer helped Casey White escape.

"Whether or not she assisted him or not, we do not know, and we can't address that till we have now absolute proof that that is what occurred. We're assuming at this point that she was taken against her will, until we can absolutely show in any other case," Singleton added.

Authorities mentioned they are nonetheless looking and investigating any interaction between the corrections officer and Casey White, in addition to any phone calls he had acquired.

When Vicki White escorted Casey White out of the jail, she informed the guard she was going to drop him off at the court docket and then go seek medical attention because she wasn't feeling well.

The sheriff said Casey White was never dropped off at court docket and Vicki White did not make it to the place where she stated she was going to hunt medical attention.

Authorities didn't notice they had been lacking until a number of hours later.

Her car, a 2013 Ford Taurus patrol automobile, was first noticed in a shopping center parking zone around 11 a.m. by someone who was on a lunch break, Singleton mentioned.

Round 3:30 p.m., officers on the jail were involved and tried to achieve her, but her telephone stored going straight to voicemail. They then realized Casey White had not been returned to the jail.

Vicki White has been with the division for 25 years and is eligible for retirement -- which she has talked about doing in the previous few months, Singleton added.

"All precautions had been in place. The query we have for Director White is why she violated coverage," Singleton said.

Casey White is 6'9" tall is being thought-about armed and dangerous. Vicki White "was armed with a 9 mm handgun, which implies we're assuming he is armed," Singleton added.